ReMix: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 'Walk on Water'

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Yes, Mr. TheGrate just had a mix posted recently, but this is from Project Chaos, which has been out only three days but already had over 1500 torrent downloads (and still going strong), and is thus being posted in close proximity to his previous awesomeness. Many of you have already heard this festive rock/blues/jazz/salsa ReMix that features house channeling Santana, but for those unacquainted, allow me to elucidate. Alexander takes some risks here with sampled brass, which can often sound synthetic, especially when juxtaposed next to drums, guitar, and organ that all drip with authenticity, but the horns were necessary to the vision. The vision, as I'd describe it, is a rock/blues jam that gets progressively jazzier, then segues into a Latin-infused uptempo breakdown. It's quite different, overall, but the transition reminds me of Led Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain" - and any comparisons to Led Zep, in almost any context, are always a good thing. The ReMixer is definitely branching out from rock, what with his recent foray into electronica, and now this genre-bending jam. Could we one day see a housethegrate ReMix completely devoid of guitar? With the organ, brass, and percussion parts on display here, I think it'd be a safe bet that Mr. Liss could pull it off. Of course, when you CAN play, and play well, why not utilize it? Guitar is one of those rare instruments that's flexible across dozens of genres, so there's really no need to abstain. And, however intent our schools are in praising its virtues, in this case abstinence would definitely be a very bad thing; house rocks it up, down, out, and around, taking the source material out for a spin to the local dive bar for some whiskey and blues and then next door for chaser mojitos and salsa. You'd be a fool (in the rain) not to join 'em for the ride.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Firstly, superb guitar playing! It fits in excellently as the lead for this piece, and it sounds beautiful.
Overall, great instrumentation, with the small exception of the brass instruments. But the guitars, drums, and organ obviously overshadow that. :)
With the exception of a few added parts different from the original, the arrangement doesn't differ too much from the source. If it wasn't for the superb sound and guitar playing, it would be a bigger issue.
Overall, excellent job on one of my favorite pieces from Sonic 3! I absolutely love the new sound you've given it, and I'll be sure to check out your other pieces! :D

- MattInc on August 10, 2009
By far one of my favorite tracks from Project Chaos, I absolutely love this track to death.
It's cool, it's got guitar, and it's got a sweet-ass transition from the first zone to the second: what more could a remix have?
Wait, it's Santana-fied!? 8-O
You sir, have just made me a very happy man. *does happy dance* :nicework:

- Sir_Downunder on April 19, 2009
tipulsar85;491607 wrote: My exact thoughts were "If Sega were to do a graphical & sound upgrade to S3&K, they could use this."

Exactly! :-D
Imo, if Sega wanted to do, say, S3&KHDR, then this track NEEDS to be in there.
This track is that good.

- 42 on January 22, 2009
Hydrocity Zone Was one of my favorite tunes from Sonic 3, so when I heard this version I was blown away. My exact thoughts were "If Sega were to do a graphical & sound upgrade to S3&K, they could use this."

- tipulsar85 on January 1, 2009
:shock: Too Awsome :shock:

- vader217 on December 31, 2008
This ReMix is too awesome for words.....:|
What?:?
Review? I told you, it's too awesome for words.

- Chaotic Damian on December 31, 2008
This song really sounds like you would hear it ingame. That's what's so great about this remix! It's modern, it's upbeat, it's Sonic, and it feels like a BGM!

- Impreza WRX on July 31, 2008
New guy here, I just discovered this place a few days ago and I love it.
D/L'd the Sonic 3 & Knuckles album. I was a bit disappointed in that I couldn't find a traditional remix of Hydrocity 2 after quickly skimming the beginning of all the tracks, but I just left a few of them playing tonight and after Walk on Water got to the classic parts, it just blew my mind. Incredible! I'm grateful for this awesome piece.

- Reddimus on January 23, 2008
This song really is awesome. It is one of my favorite Sonic remixes, and even just remixes as a whole. I'm looking forward to hearing more from you, housethegrate, great work. Does anyone know any other good songs with music style similar to this song?

- diamondfalcon on October 14, 2007
This track is pure awesome, housethegrate does quality stuff, as evidenced by this here.
-DCT

- DCT on April 28, 2007
I agree with several of the posters. This was the best track to come out of the project. Period. It faithfully kept the spirit of Hydrocity while doing its own thing. At 2:42 was where I knew I liked this song, and just after the 3:00 mark, it was cemented.
I really love the vibe of the song. I can't express that enough. I would highly recommend this track.

- Triad Orion on January 28, 2007
Don't get me wrong, I think it's always a great idea to do a track using real instruments.
I could hear almost everything, but in some parts, it sounds like there is so much going on it's almost out of tune...
GREAT work though. Downloaded it...

- KogeJoe on January 28, 2007
'Walk on Water' is my favourite track off the Chaos Project.
Right from where the Santana-ified thick, smooth guitar lead comes in with heavy vibrato, through the pentatonic flurry from 1:20 to 1:25, the Latin-based interludes, 'til the end. I love the way the whole piece sounds so full, with the comping guitars (the way they were panned continuously left and right), horns, keyboards and all; Interestingly, the song never acquires a messy trait, and everything pierces through and balances out nicely.
Two personal notes: 1) that palm-muted version of the melody from 4:12 to 4:14 was an excellent touch, if I may say so myself; I love it when people switch to the bridge-pickup sound at the right time; and 2) immediately after 0:49 the guitar sounded slightly out of tune, or is it just me?
I've burned and passed this song around, and most people can't believe it's based off a video game; more so Sonic. On the other hand, my old-school gamer friends all salute you, housethegrate.
Keep up the great work!

- xaph on January 7, 2007
The comparison to Fool in the Rain didn't even occur to me but it's an excellent observation. Listening to it again makes it very obvious, all it needs is that whistle.
Led Zeppelin being my all-time favorite group, the fact that I can compare a Sonic 3 remix to it is an incredible feat. This may be my favorite track on Project Chaos. Well done.

- cloudkitt on December 29, 2006
Stages of me listening to this song:
Beginning - "Hmm, nice drums"
0:10 - "'Kay, nice guitar"
0:30 - "Okay, nothing special here."
1:07 - "Yeah, pretty much standard"
1:45 - "More of the same."
2:20 - "Is this going anywhere?"
2:40 - "Wait, what's that?!?"
3:03 - "HOLY FUCKING CRAP, THIS IS AMAZING!!!"
So yeah, there you have it. Latin Jazz? Hell yeah. Nice work housethegrate, keep them remixes coming.

- Martin Penwald on December 18, 2006

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